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INVENTOR william Dubilcr r BY M TORNEY Patented May 6, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM DUZBILIER, OF ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, .ASSIGNOR TO DUBILIER CON- DENSER CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE 'ELECTRIC SADIRON Application filed April 29,

This invention relates to improvements in electrically heated sad irons for snoothing articles of apparel; and is directed particularly to sad irons bearing electrical condensers.

In such irons condcnsers are frequently employed with circuit breaking devices which 'automatically operate upon'a certain ternperature being, reached. An object of ths invention is to provide such an iron with a condenser mounted in the most convenient manner. i

The nature 'and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description, taken with the accompanying drawings, which disclose the best form ot'my invention now known to me;`but I, of course, reserve the right to vary the structureherein explained without departing from the prin: ciple of the invent-ion, as indicated by the broad meanings of the terms of the appended claims.

On said drawings: Figure 1 is a side View partly in section, of a sad iron, according to my invention.

Figure 2 shows diagrammatically the el'ectrio heating circuit for same.

Figure 3, is a view similar to F gure l showing a modification; and

F igure 4 is a View similar to Figure 2 showing a modification.

The same nunerals identity the same parts throughout.

On the drawings the numeral 1' indicates the hollow body of the iron containing the clectrical heating coil energized by current supplied through the cord 2. This iron has a handle 3 connected to the bod by arms 4; and inside this handle is an e ectrical condenser 5, disposed in a chamber 6. The two terminals of the condenser are united to conduct'ors 7 and 8, forming a cord 9 which extends to the handle from the body 1.

Figure 2 shows diagrammatically a heating coil 10 i'n the body 1, connected to the conductors in the cord 2. At 6 the condenser is indicated asin para'llel with the thermostatic circuit breaking device T. When this' thermostat breaks the heatin circuit, the

condenser prevents sparkin'g. y mounting 1926. Serial No. 105599.

this condenser in the handle I dispose it to the best advantage, because space in the body l is thus saved; and the condenser is thus mounted in a place which is kept cool and is therefore not likely to be injuriously affected by the heat. Therefore an inexpensive paper-insulated condenser can be utilized.

In Figure 3, one end ofthe handle 3 is supported by an arm 4, and the other by a hollow post 11 which is aflixed at its lower end to the body 1 of the iron and at its upper end to a hollow closure for the adjacent end of the handle 3 in which the condepser 5 is placed. This closure 12 has'two conductive tongues 13 and 14 projecting from it to enter recesses in a plug 15 to which the cord 2 containing the eonductors leading to the supply circuit is attached. In the plug 15 are two conductors 16, one attached to each wire in the cord 2, and when the plug 15 is connected to the iron, the contact tongues engage the contactpieces 16 in the plug 15. The contact 13 is joined by a wire 17 passing down through the post llto one end of the heating coil 10 in the body of the iron l; and the other contact` 14 is joined by a wire 18 passing down through the post 11 to a contact 19 in the body 1. This contact 19 engages a thermostatic member 20 joined to the other extremity of the heating coil 10. When the member 20 engages the contact 19, the circuit is completed, but on a rise in temperature, the member 20 moves 'away from the contact 19 to break the circuit. The con` denser 6 is bridge'd across the contact 19 and member 20 by being connected at one end to the contact 14, and at the other end to the member 20. The diagram of circuits is as shown in Figure 4. This Construction pera heat insulating handle for the body, and an electrcal condenser disposed in said handle in operative relation with the heating means.

2. An electreally heated devce compriing a body to be heated, a heat nsulatng handle for the body, an electrical condenser disposed in said handle, the condenser having e dielectric material which is not adapted 'to withstand the heat produced by the devce, an electric heating col and circuit breaker in the body, the condenser being brdged across the circut breaker.

3. An electrically heated device comprising a body to be h-eated, a heat insulatng handle for the body, and an electrical condenser disposed in said handle in conbination with an electric heating col and circuit breaker in the body, the condenser being bridged across the circuit breaker, and a connecting cord leadingto the coil through one end of the body. v

4. An electrically heated device comprising a body to be heated, a hoat insulating handle for the body, an electrcal condenser in the body' in combinaton with an electrc heating coil, a circuit breaker in the body, said condenser being bridged across said circuit breaker, and terminals for said circuit projecting from one end of the handle.

5. An electric heating device having a body to be heated, a, heating coil within the body, a circut breaker therefor, a heat insulating handle for the device, a condenser connected across the crcuit breaker to absorb the are when the crcuit is opened, the condenser being positioned in the handle of the device to insulate the same from the heat produced by the devce.

6. An electric sadiron comprisng a body to be heated, a heating coil within the body and a thermostatc circuit breaker for controllng the temperature of the iron, a, heat insulating handle for the iron, a paper condenser positioned therein and insulated thereby from the heat produced by the iron, and means for con necting the condenser across the circuit -breaker to bsorb the are when the breaker is opened.

In testmony whereof I afi'ix my signature.

WILLI AM DUBILIER. 

